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Dell Latitude E7450 Windows 7 and 8.1 Driver Installation Guide

A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude E7450, all the drivers installation for their devices are similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.

After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 7 and 8.1 operating system, you must install the following drivers / software packages:

Note: The drivers installation for both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows 8.1 installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.

After a fresh copy of windows is installed, always install the Intel chipset driver utility first. After that, you can install the rest of the devices' drivers in any sequence. However we would recommend you follow the convention below.

Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Resource DVD on a basic Latitude E7450 system without any additional optional cards fitted. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items, but the following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled:

Check if the Network card driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel I218–LM Gigabit Ethernet update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Network Drivers > Intel I218–LM Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Before Installation

After Installation

Before network drivers are installed, the Microsoft® Windows operating system does not recognize the integrated LOM and sets the device up as an Ethernet Controller under Other devices. Once you install the network drivers, it is recognized properly under Network adapters.

Check if the Intel WLAN 7265 + Bluetooth 4.0 combo card drivers are installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Intel WLAN 7265 + Bluetooth 4.0 combo card update from the Support Site or by the Dell Resource DVD.

Check if the Airplane Mode Switch driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the Airplane Mode Switch driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Input Drivers>Airplane Mode Switch

Before Installation

After Installation

Check if the Free Fall Sensor driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the latest driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Check if the ControlVault Security Software is installed by looking at Device Manager. If not Install the ControlVault Package from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

Check if the Multi-Touch Touchpad driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the touchpad driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose:

This driver is only available for Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems. Check if the Intel Collaborative Processor Performance Control driver is installed by looking at Device Manager. Install the CPPC driver from Dell Support Site or from the Dell Resource DVD. If you are installing from the DVD Choose: